GETTY IMAGESArsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has announced that he will retire at the end of the current Premier League season

Andrew Wong
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21 January, 2019, 07:36

The Arsenal keeper - who holds the Premier League's all-time clean sheet record with 202 - revealed on Tuesday that he will hang up his gloves at the end of the season after a medal-laden 20 year career.

Cech's longtime teammate at Chelsea and fellow goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini joked that his former colleague's retirement will see him kicked out of the Chelsea legends team, saying: "You could have waited a few more years to retire, to allow me to play a few more games with the Chelsea legends!"

Arsene Wenger quickly made him his No 1 but he lost his place under Unai Emery earlier this season and has failed to win back his starting spot from Bernd Leno.

In announcing his pending retirement, Cech wrote: 'This is my 20th season as a professional player and it has been 20 years since I signed my first professional contract, so it feels like the right time to announce that I will retire at the end of this season. During the 2004-05 season with the Blues, he set a record for the most clean sheets in a season, keeping 24 clean sheets for his side. In the middle of all this, his career came under doubt after he fractured his skull following a collision with Stephen Hunt of Reading.

He was ruled out for three months before making his return against Liverpool in January 2007, wearing a rugby-style head guard that has gone on to become his trademark look.

Cech has been one of the best between the posts in the English top flight while representing London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal. Since his arrival in the Premier League, he has made more saves than any other goalkeeper (1136).

He has conceded a goal every 108 minutes on average, too - the best ratio of any goalkeeper to have played 6000+ minutes.

The four-times Premier League Golden Glove victor has been restricted to Cup appearances since his return.

He went on to win three more top-flight titles with the Blues as well as four FA Cups and the League Cup on three occasions.

Mourinho was the man that gave Cech his first shot in the Premier League, but despite his willingness to take a gamble on the young keeper, the Portuguese manager was humble when asked about his influence on Cech's career.

"And Didier was an iconic player for Chelsea, for the Premier League".

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